Printing register



g- 1933- J., F. QHMER ET AL 1,924,565

PRINTING REGISTER Filed May 15, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 JOHN F OHME R. ROBERT a. LONG. HASTINGS w BAKER.

ATTORNEY /N VE N TORS 29, 1933. J. F. oHME-R Er AL 1 924,565

' PRINTING REGISTER Filed May 15, 1 928 4Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VE N TORS JOHN F OHMER. ROBE f? T B. 1. ONE. H145 TING 5 W' 514K E R.

ATTORNEY Aug. 29, 1933. J QHMER AL 1,924,565

'PRINTING REGISTER Filed May 15, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS. JOHN F. OHMER ROBERT 5. LONG. HAST/NGS W BAKE/ 1.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 29, 1933 1 a ,555.

WTED ST -E A ENT PRINTING REGISTER John F. Ohmer, Robert B. Long. and Hastings Baker, Dayton, Ohio, assignors to OhmerFare Register Company; Dayton, Ohio Application Ma I5, 1928. Serial No. 277,998

isola nis. (01.101-6'6) This invention relates to an improvement-over given by way of illustration only and that many the type of register shown in the application-of. "other examples might be cited to indicate the Albert S. Wheelbarger and Grover C. Coil, Serial utility and novelty of such a machine. I

' No. 65,532,'filed October 29, 1925. .We have shown the preferred construction; of

One of the objects of this invention is to prothe machine in the attached drawings, in which 60 vide'a mechanism whereby sales slips cards and Fig. '1 is a right hand side elevational view the like may be introduced into a register, and on 0f the machine, the front of .the machine being which will be printed a record of the sale or colconsidered the par-t ot the machine which the lection, 1 ticket or sales slip is inserted... I i I I 'It is common practice to note on a sales slip I Fig. 2 is a left hand side elevational view there- 65 the articles purchased and the clerk frequently of. I notes on the sales slipwith pencil that the Fig. 3 is a plan view, parts of the casing being purchaser has paid or hascharged tohis account broken away to indicate certain of the interior the amount of the various sales appearing on the mechanism. I I I I sales 511p, Our. improved printing registervis so .Fig. 415 a cross sectional-elevational view from 70 5 designed that the sales slip maybe inserted in the front to the back of the machine. r I the machineso that a record may be made both. F 3 detail w Of h gripping: a ism on the sales slip and one; record stored'in the by Which the Card or slip is held while being machine showing that'the transaction has been p a recorded, Fig. 6 isan elevational view partly in cross 75 Nlany stores se llggods 011 what is known as section Of the adjustable guiding and positioning H I the partial-payment plan, whereby the purchaser means. is expected to make specified paymentsat stated 7 a p View offirsampl d Which a times, such as $530 per week payable 'every be usedin conjunction with the machine.

I Wednesday fVarious complicated methods have. Referring more in detail to the drawin la been employed to credit the's'aidpayments when main d iv' 's s i d th sid walls? 1 made, ive suggestthe use of a; card on which is an'd3 0fthe casing. The shaft I is provided with written in the name of the purchaser and his ac- ,a gear 4-which is driven by age 5 w ch" y count number together with the name of the seller b u d by any COnVnient means such, as a I or store. The card should have numerals in sue crank handle;6. "The shaft 1 is also provided cessive order thereon and properly spaced apart. W h two d s s and 3, each of W I S p ovided The machine shown and described-in this appli' wi a W t P t which is Conneilited Ditmali' cation'is so designed that such a card may be 10 connectedwith a wrist pin 11. sidewalls 12 inserted in the machine and a complete record: an s llating pr nt n carrier e nt o of the receipt of the money transaction may be a; shaft 13. The wrist pins; 11 are secured to the-QO indicated on the card in its proper place as will d walls I 2' at a rank andle 6 is be more fully described hereinafter. rotated the sidewalls of the printing carrier are Another object ofthe invention is to provide .osbillatdl S a ts 1 '--a a ifi I an adjustable stop so that by actuating a manual-- sidewalls 12. The shaft 1 4 I is provided with a lymovable lever or-key the stop will be. adjusted platen 16' andthe shaft 15 is provided with e 1 P v to the desired position. The card or sales'slip platen 17. Levers 18 are loosely mounted on the would then be inserted until its movement was shaft 1 5 which levers have springs 19 secured to arrested by the said stop. Instead of usingthe' one end thereof and a tongue 20 extending foradjustable stop we might employ a sight openingwardly beneath the shaft 14; Ashaft 21is'mount I beneath which the card or' sales'slip might be' ed on the levers- 18", w ch Shaft carries an ink 0 positioned, the cardihaving thereon suitable inroller 22. The spring 19'urges the-roller 2211pdicia to indicate the position in whichv the card wardly into the position shown in- Fig. 1 and the should be placed. The movablestopmight furtongue 20 'preventsfurther upward movement.- thermore' be used "in conjunction with the said Asthe ink-roller,- however, passes beneath the] v sight opening, in which case the movable stop type" wheels 23 on the shaft 24 the spring 19 105 would be positioned and the card inserted until" yields slightly'sothat the ink roller 22ispermitte'd stopped thereby. 'The sight opening would then to roll over the type wheels and thoroughly ink be advantageous to visually indicate that the card the same: I i 1 V was in correct position. Levers 25 project through slits 26 in the top His understood that the above examples are ofthe machine, which leversare securedto disks 27 provided with teeth 28 for a portion of their circumference, which teeth. mesh with pinions 29 on the type wheels Adjacent the slots 26 are numerals, letters or other indicia to indicate the position into which the levers should be moved to setup on the type wheels 23 a portion of the matter to be printed on the sales slip ,or card; This is well illustrated in Fig. 7. The levers se up that portion of the matter which the machine prints other thanthe date, the machine number,

- jacentthe lower extremity of the ink roller 22 and the seriai number. The date may be setin any conventional manner. The number 65 D 66 is the customers number. The $35.09 is the amount paid. The 358 is the machine number. The Csh is the class of transaction such as cash, charge eta, whereas the last group of figures is the serial number. The machine number is printed by any conventional means such as a fixed plate attached to the machine, asis common practice. The serial number is printed by type-wheels identical with type wheels 23 but they are'actuated bya pawl 30 (Fig. 2) carried by one not of the sidewalls. 12 of the oscillating: printing carrier, which pawl is normally urged upwardly I thence to a takeup roll 35 mounted on a shaft 36 to which is secured a ratchet 3'?- which is actuated by adorable-nosed pawl 38 mounted on a plate 39 pivoted on the shaft 36,1which plate is normally held in-the position shown in Fig. 2, by means of a spring 40. An L-shaped push rod 41 is pivoted on a shaft 42, which pushrod has a lower horizontal arm 43 against which the wrist pin 11 presses when theoscillatin printing carrier is beingmoved rearwardlyand at itsother end the.

push rod engages the plate 39. By this arrangementthe plate 39,,and pawl 38,,are actuated in a V rearward direction each time a printed impression. is taken and is pulledrforwardly as the printing carrier recedes by means 03: the spring 40.: The

plate 39 -is-positionedby meansiof a lever 44. carrying. apin {:5 on which is mounted a roller 46 which rolls upon the periphery of the takeup roll: 35. As the paper incr ases in size the'arm l l will, be moved downwardly as viewed in Fig. 4, which moves the plate39. tothe left as viewed in Fig. 2

so that the distancemoved by the double-nosed pawl 38 diminishes as the size of the roll increases so that the same amountof paper is takenrup regardless of the sizeof the roll.

The record constitutes a journal entry which;

may be used in posting to the ledger. It, there fore, makes it unnecessary to use either pen or. pencil.

.The'front wall 4'1 of the casing is clearly shown in Fig. 4. An opening 48 is provided having sidewalls 49, a base 50 and an upper walliormed by a plate 51, the configuration of which is clearf ly shown in Fig. 4.- This plate extends down- .wardly and is secured to a projection 53 of the 70 front wall by means oi screws 52. After passing below the projection 53 it extendsinwardly and downwardly, then upwardly and forwardlyto a point where it-rneets the portion of the front wall 47 adjacent the opening 48. It is then curved inwardly and; downwardly forming an; arcuate .slip. a a 7 A lever 63 is mounted on a pin i i-carried by wall 54 and extends to a point where it meets the plate 51. A hinge'55 is'secure'd to the lower wall 50 which hinge provided with an inwardly extending plate 56 on which is mounted a weight 57. When the'card is inserted in the opening e8 it is guided by thelower wall 50, the side- I walls 49, the arcuate wall 54, the plate 51 and the plate 56. This guidesthe forwardedge of the card or sales slip directly above the platen 16.

An arcuate plate 58 extends from a point adto near the bottom of the machine and is provided with side arms 5% which are secured to the carrier.

is provided with side arms 62 looselyrnounted on the shaft 21. The plate 61 extends forwardly so as to form. virtually a continuation of the arouate wall 58 and terminates at a point substan- .shaft113, and a shaft 60, which latter shaft extends between the sidewalls 12 of. the printing tially adjacent the'inner lower extremity of the plate 51, so that the plates 51, 61 and 58forn almost a'continuous' guide for the card 'or sales the'leit sidewall 12 of the oscillating printing carrier, which lever'is provided with an inwardly extending lug 65 which projects beneath theiorward extremity of the plate 61. The lever provided with a cam portion 66 which ridesbeneath a collar 67 on the shaft 2a. Forwardly of the cam portion @6 is a 'depressionfia and rearwardly thereof is a' gradually sloping depression 69. Springs 70 are attached to each side of the forwardly extending portion of the plate 61, which springs have their'other ends anchored on'the.

sidewalls of the' printing. carrier.

- The card or sales slip is clearly shown in Fig.

'7. The card is provided with numerals or other indications equally spaced apart, which card indicates that the customer is John Brown'and that the number of his account is 68 D 66. Let us assume that he is ready to make his initial pay ment. I-Ie inserts the card so that the numeral 1 in the upper, left hand corner will be directly beneath the aperture '71 a, plate. 72 secured to the sidewall was is shown in Fig.1. 7 This means that the card has been inserted so that the printing will be positioned in line with the top line, below the words DaytongiOhio.

other pre-printed numerals running upanddown the card are equally spaced apart; thatis, the

The

distancebetween the2 atthe top andthe Zat the" bottom is the same asthedistance between the 3at the top and the '3 at the bottom and so on for all the other'nume'rals in the left hand column at the top and the left hand column at the bottom. .When, therefore, it is desired to print the secondpayment, which should be on .the line -marked 2 on the bottom hair" of the card; we

would insert the card so that the numeral 2 at the topoi the card appears beneath the f aper- .ture '71.; On the card shown-by way of illustration in'Fig. 7 thereare spaces for only 13 entries on thebottom of the card. The card can thenbe turned upside down so that the numeral 14 at the extreme bottom righthand portion of the card wouldappear in the aperture 71. Upon actuat ing the'machine the rec'ord'would'ncwbe made in 26 entries.

27-up, 52 or more entries may be made ona sin- 159 up on the saidtype wheels; Theprinting car-" termgle card of a size to be, carried cor' ven'ientl r in thevestpocket.v m. In operation the levers 25 arefirst'actuatedor set up-so as toindicate the number of'the. customers account, the amount which hejis now; paying, whether .itis paid in cashfby checkor whether it is .a charge account or .wha'teverother classes of transaction may beffound convenient for usein any-particular store. 3 It is not necessary to set. the date for each entry for the j'date. is set in the morning andis not changed for the remainder of thedayk The card is now inserted in the opening 48 and the crank handle 6 is rotated. Of course, if itis driven by an electricalv means it is not necessaryv to rotate the crank' handled but the contact buttonw'ould be pressed. -Regardless of whichimethod of actuation is used the oscillating.- printing carrier is first'moved rearwardly so that'ithe ink 'roll; 22 engages the type wheels,- inking the same, The instant that the printing carrier starts itsrearward movement the cam portion 66 of thelever 63 passes beyondthe collar 67 'so that the depression 68 is now beneath the said collar; The springs "lll now pull the'plate r -61 downwardly-so that itwill be rotated in a counterclockwise directionas viewed in Fig. 4..

The plate 61 moves theflug Gil-likewise downwards ly'androtates the lever 63 slightly in a counter:

clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 4, this move ment being permitted'because the cam portion 66 has been moved beyond'the collar 67 The plate 61 now grips; the card or 'salesslip against the platen-.16 and draws the card inwardly and rearwardly." The action continues until the platen-l6 presses the sales slip-orcard against the type wheels, printing thereon whatever isset rier now starts. its forward movement. When the cam portion .66 again comes beneath the collar 67 the said lever 63 is moved downwardly so that the lug 65 engagesithe-platefil' and raises it against the tension of the, springs 70, thereby releasing the sales slip or card, and immediately thereafter the printed impressionis transferred to the paper which will be wound on the takeup roll 35-and preservedin the machine for the auditor. The sales slip-or card may nowbe withdrawn-and handed to the customer.

If desired a removable stop might. be employed which would be, manually adjusted so as to arrest the movement of the card or salesoslip' when it had been inserted to the desired position. We have illustrated such an adjustablestop as being one of the manyways in which such a stop might be actuated. The lever '73 is loosely mountedon the shaft 42 and has an upwardly projectingarm '74 connected to a link 75, which at its'lower end is connected to a bell crank lever 76 pivoted on'a pin 77 secured to one of the sidewalls of the machine. The bell crank lever 76 is L-shaped,

as clearly shown in Fig. 4' and is connected to a link 78 which in turnis connected to a bell. crank lever 'ZQhaving a rearwardly projecting arm 80 which carries a stop 81 slidable on the arcuate plate 82 which is of the same general shape as the arcuate plate 58'. The stop 81 is positioned between the plates 82and 58, both of which plates are carried by the oscillating printing carrier. The bell crank lever'79 is pivoted on 'a pin 83 carried by a plate 84 secured to theoscillatin'g printing carrier.

The operation of the adjustable stop is as,

follows: Whenthe customer presents his card which indicates that any given payment is the I next one to be paid the operator moves the the scope of the I appended claimsl said sheetaway from obstructions.

7 ing through which a sheet may bepartly inserted,

lever 73 to a. point 'corresponding to the next ment; Indiciamay be ;'placed adjacent the slot erator' to quicklytand accurately adiusttheglever, su'ch indicia being showninFig. '3. This pos'iplace ion the cards Sincethe'cardisdrawn'in for the stop 81-to move with theplates 5s and 82;

'1 in "which the leverj73'moves1 to enable the 0p- Thestop 81 is frictionally held against the plate 58.so that'while the said stop maybe moved by the leverf173 'the friction is" sufiiciently great' 'to cause the stofp Sl'to move with the plates'58 and 82,-when they aremoved,;which-lwi-ll cause agslight amount of movement of the lever 73 Thereis nothing holding the lever 73 against such movement and, 3 therefore; a slight-{amount of friction between the adjustable-stop and the arcuate plate will cause the stop' to-move' with the plate while leaving the stop freeto be adjustedbythe lever 73;

mummy instanc'esit will'bedesirable to use I both the lever '73 and its'adjustable stopandl also'to usethe sight-plate '72, in which' case thef'.

and then glance throughthe aperture '11 ise'e if the card was in correctlposition. 1

operator wouldadju'stthe stop *81 ,"i'nsertl'iis card 1 shown by wayof 'illustrationfin this application andwe, therefore-reserve toourselves the right to make all changes'whichmayfairly fall Within Having now described our"inventiomwe claimf *lLIn combination, printing wheels an 'oscil jlatable carrier yaplat en carriedtherebypmeans. I I

whereby'fa' shcet is gripped against said platen and means wherebysai'd' platenis moved carryingsaid sheetforward longitudinally 'so that an impression] is made thereon by saidprintin'g 7 wheels. v v i V 2.; In combination, a machinehaving printing wheels, printing means cooperatingtherewith,

by said printing means whereby said sheetis moved forward'longitudinally into said machine V .5 I e wheels, 'guide'plates for a data sheet and means and a printedimpression is made thereon.

3. In combination, a machine having printing 1 uide plates for a data sheet and means carried.

whereby said data sheet is moved into said ma chin'e and a printed impression is made thereon by said printing wheels, said g'uideyplates being substantially'arcuate in shape so as to direct 4. In combination, a machine having an open- "g ing through whicha sheet may be'partly insert ed, a guide plate, means whereby said guide plate may be-.manual1y adjusted'and means wherebyl saidsheet is'moved with saidiguide plate further into said machine 'onthe operation thereof. Y =5. Incombinatiom'a machinehaving anopen means whereby said sheet may be gripped, a guide plate, means whereby said guide 7 plate maybe manually adjusted and means to-move' said first mentioned means and said guide plate whereby said sheet is movedfurther into themachine on the operation thereof. a J

.6. In combination, a machine having an open ing throughwhich a sheet may be-partly inserted,

.means to indicate .the distance to which said sheet shouldbe inserted, printing wheels print- 1 It'i's fullyrealizedjfthat many'chang'es might 05. be made in .theqspecificiorrhof the invention ing means cooperating therewith, means carried by said printingmeans whereby said data sheet ward1y and forwardly. v I v is moved; longitudinally into said machine from 7' thepositlon in which, it was-placed; and means whereby a" printed impressionis'made on said 'sheet by said printing'wheels.

d 7 In combination, a machine having an :open-. 1

ing through which a sheet may be partly inserted, printing wheels, an oscillating platen carrier, meansfto indicate theproperposition of said sheet and Lmeans whereby said ,ShBGtQiSYIllOVGd longitudinally by said carrier into positionjto be printed on by said wheels.

8. In combination, a machine havingprinting wheels a printing means cooperating therewith meanscarriedby saidprinting means whereby a data. sheet is moved into said-machine, means whereby a printed vimpression is: made on said sheetoand on a record by said printing wheels and guide means to direetsaidsheet inwardly, down- 9.- In a ,machine of the class described having 1 an; opening therein, guide plates above andvbelow sai'duopening, an oscillating carrier within said machine; a platen carried thereby, a plurality Y of guides carried by said carrier, printing wheels,

7 -means whereby one oi said guides grips a sheet ofpap'en against said platenafter the same has beeniriserted within said machine and means v 7 sheet, against said printingwheelsn;

' a ,10. In a macl1ine, .aguide consisting whereby said carrier is actuated to. move, said of plates having a rectangular opening, a hinged plate "connected to one of said: plates, amovafble guide 7 plate, ,said hinged plate: yielding when said movableguide plate is lowered so as to avoid the abrupt angle that would be paused by the movable guideplate and the hinged plate. v

d connectedt'o one of said'plates, a movable guide 11. In amachine, a guide consisting of plates having a rectangular opening,- a hinged" plate plate, said hinged plate yielding whensaid. move able guide "plate is lowered-so as toavoid the abrupt angle that would be caused by the movable guide, plate l and the hinged plate, and means whereby said hingedplate iscaused to resume its normal position. when said movable guide-plate returns. to its normalpositiom 12., In combination with a casing having an ,aperture'therein, guide plates in said aperture,

an oscillatable platen carrier, guide platescarried by said carrier,- printing wheels and means whereby a sheet after being partlyijinserted between said plates insaid aperture may be moved into position to be printed on by; said printing wheels; ,j

13. In' combination with a casing having an aperture therein, guide plates insaid aperture, anoscillatable platen carrier, g'uideplates carried by said ,carrier,.- printing fwheels', means whereby one of said guide plates: carried by said 7 carrier grips a sheet after it has been partly inserted between said plates and said aperjtureand means wherebysaid sheet is moved inte position to be printed on by said printing wheels;

14. In combination, printing; wheels'a carrier,

a platen carried thereby, cam means whereby a,

sheet may be gripped against said carrier so as to move therewith andmeans whereby said car rier is oscillated so that fsaidplaten will carry said sheet beneath said printing wheels and-impress the sheet against said printing wheels.

15, In combination, a machine having-printing 1 wheels, adjustable meansjwherebya data sheet is stopped after being inserted within the-machine to the desired position, and means whereby said- ;printe'd impression ismade thereon.

" {JOHN OHMER.

1 ROBERT E. LONG. HASTINGS W.IBAKER. 

